Ministry of Finance: Vietnam wants to promote fair and sustainable economic relations with the United States

(Chinhphu.vn) - Vietnam wants to convey a message of its determination to promote bilateral economic and trade relations in a fair, mutually beneficial and sustainable manner, in the context of the world witnessing profound changes in global trade policies and environment.

Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang at the working session - Photo: VGP/HT

On the afternoon of May 8, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Finance, Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang had a meeting and worked with US Ambassador Marc E. Knapper.

At the meeting, Minister Nguyen Van Thang expressed his gratitude for the active support of US Ambassador Marc E. Knapper and the US Embassy in Vietnam over the past time, and affirmed that this is clear evidence that the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Vietnam and the US is increasingly developing substantially and effectively.

Minister Nguyen Van Thang said that, as assigned by the Prime Minister , the Ministry of Finance was assigned to lead the delegation to attend the SelectUSA 2025 Investment Summit taking place from May 11-14, 2025 in Maryland, USA.

This is one of the key activities to promote trade and investment relations between Vietnam and the United States. The Vietnamese delegation attending this conference has the largest number of registrations ever, showing that Vietnamese enterprises are increasingly interested in the US investment environment and wish to increase their presence in this market.

In addition to attending and chairing activities at the SelectUSA Conference, Minister Nguyen Van Thang said that the delegation will work with US authorities and leading associations and businesses in fields such as semiconductors, high technology, startups, banking, green finance and digital.

Through these activities, the Vietnamese Government wants to convey a message of its determination to promote bilateral economic and trade relations in a fair, mutually beneficial and sustainable manner, in the context of the world witnessing profound changes in global trade policies and environment.

Minister Nguyen Van Thang expressed his belief that with the central role of the Ambassador, together with the close coordination of relevant parties, we will together foster an effective, substantive and long-term future of economic and trade cooperation.

US Ambassador Marc E. Knapper at the meeting - Photo: VGP/HT

Speaking at the meeting, US Ambassador Marc E. Knapper expressed his delight at the impressive number of delegates from the Vietnamese delegation attending the SelectUSA 2025 Investment Summit.

Such great interest and enthusiasm for participation represent an important moment in the bilateral relationship between Vietnam and the United States, as 2025 will mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. This will be a great opportunity to seek ways to further deepen the economic and investment relationship between Vietnam and the United States.

Over the past time, Vietnam and the United States have witnessed remarkable developments in bilateral relations, especially since the establishment of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2023.

Mr. Minh

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